MISBAH UL HAQ

It has been a week of contrasting emotions for the Proteas as they mixed despair with brilliance. The lows of the MCG were offset by the highs of the SCG in two games of stark contrast.
The loss to India has been unpacked time and time again the...

Napier: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq hopes his team's exhausting trans-Tasman flight schedule won't undermine their World Cup hopes as they prepare to tackle the amateurs of the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday.
"The next six days are going to be very tough for us with flights and three games but that's how...

Napier: When the going is good, there are few jobs in cricket that guarantee adulation as readily as that of captain of a team such as India or Pakistan. Such is the fervour among cricket fans in the two countries that share a border, that it is often said that...

Misbah-ul-Haq is a man out of his time. There were still those who defended him on Sunday (March 1) - the fallen hero, the martyr on the cross who gave everything for the cause. For about 45 overs he captained as well in a Pakistani bowling innings as he's done...

Karachi: After criticising Misbah-ul-haq severely in the recent past, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar on Sunday took a U-turn, saying the captain was the person who was keeping the team alive and he needs support from other batsmen.
Akhtar had called Misbah a selfish and coward captain but after Pakistan's first...

Brisbane: Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq told his batsmen to shape-up or ship out of the World Cup after the 1992 champions scraped a 20-run win over Zimbabwe on Sunday.
It was Pakistan's first victory of this World Cup after losing by 76 runs to India and suffering a 150-run hiding at the...

Brisbane: Even as the current Pakistan team struggles to make an impact at the World Cup, Wasim Akram - one of the heroes of the 1992 triumph - backed them to come good, while slating ex-players who had been savage in their criticism after the defeats to India and West...

Brisbane: Zimbabwe skipper Elton Chigumbura was helped off the field on Sunday in the 24th over of their World Cup Pool B encounter against Pakistan with a suspected torn quadricep.
He will have a scan on Monday to confirm the extent of the injury, reports espncricinfo.
Pakistan batsman and skipper Misbah-ul-Haq had...

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Quick Preview: Talk of 1992, and cornered tigers, is starting to grate with Misbah-ul-Haq and with good reason, given the resources at his disposal. But when it comes to ground realities, Misbah's team find themselves pretty much where Imran Khan's...

Karachi: Former cricketers on Saturday lashed out at Misbah-ul-Haq as the Pakistan captain spoke about the difficulties he was finding in selecting a right combinations in the World Cup.
"A lot is being said about the team's performance and what combination should have been played. Also references are given to the...

Brisbane: Talk of 1992, and cornered tigers, is starting to grate with Misbah-ul-Haq and with good reason, given the resources at his disposal. But when it comes to ground realities, Misbah's team find themselves pretty much where Imran Khan's side were when they took on Australia in Perth all those...

Misbah-ul-Haq can't see any reason for his Pakistan squad to panic, despite two losses from two starts at the Cricket World Cup.
Pakistan plays Zimbabwe on Sunday in a crucial Pool B match for both teams.
Pakistan won the World Cup in 1992, the only other time it was co-hosted by Australia...

Pakistan's former captain and fast-bowling great Wasim Akram has advised the national team management not to involve the players in long meetings, discussions or training sessions ahead of their crucial World Cup match against Zimbabwe.
"All these long meetings and discussions and hard training will do no good. The best thing...

Former Pakistani fast-bowler Shoaib Akhtar, completely lost his temper on a Geo News debate after Pakistan's debacle against West Indies in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup. His frustration with the form and line-up of the Pakistani team was overwhelming to say the least. Akhtar's anger towards Captain Misbah-ul-Haq was...

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Lamenting Pakistan's miserable defeat to West Indies on Saturday in the ICC World Cup, Pakistan batting legend...

Christchurch: Pakistan's World Cup campaign needed improvement across the board, captain Misbah-ul-Haq declared on Saturday after a humiliating 150-run loss to the West Indies.
The rout at Christchurch's Hagley Oval was compounded by a batting display that set a record for the worst start to a one-day international innings, with Pakistan's...

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Brief Preview: After defeats in their opening matches, the Pakistan and the West Indies squads have created nearly must-win situations for themselves on Saturday if they have any hope of making the World Cup quarter-finals.
Ahead of the Pool B match...

Christchurch: After defeats in their opening matches, the Pakistan and the West Indies squads have created nearly must-win situations for themselves on Saturday if they have any hope of making the World Cup quarter-finals.
Ahead of the Pool B match at Hagley Oval, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq was mildly critical of some...

Christchurch: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq dismissed talk of panic in the ranks on Friday but conceded their batting woes needed to be addressed ahead of their crunch World Cup match against the West Indies.
The two sides go into Saturday's match at Hagley Oval in Christchurch desperate to get points on...

Karachi: Former Pakistan captain and experienced all-rounder Muhammad Hafeez has triggered off a debate over whether the national team was facing internal problems and issues in the ongoing cricket World Cup.
Hafeez since being sent back home from Australia by the national team management due to an injury has interacted with...

As India opened their World Cup defence in convincing fashion with a 76-run victory over Pakistan in a frenzied atmosphere at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday, Pakistan is eyeing on the India vs South Africa match on February 22.
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Pakistan cricket team have come under criticism from the national media, which mourned yet another defeat to arch-rivals India in a World Cup game, saying "the writing was on the wall from the very beginning".
Pakistan on Sunday lost their sixth straight match to India in World Cup since the rivalry...

If Pakistan were looking for answers for their wretched losing streak against arch-rivals India in the World Cup, they need to cut to the chase and begin with the captain's luck with the toss.
When Misbah-ul Haq called incorrectly before Sunday's 76-run defeat at the Adelaide Oval, it was the fifth...

Adelaide: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni hoped Sunday's World Cup win over Pakistan will serve as a "benchmark" for his team, but refused to gloat over the unbeaten tournament record against their arch-rivals.
"This was a complete game and should serve as a benchmark for the rest of the tournament," Dhoni...

Karachi: Pakistan's former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has advised captain Misbah-ul-Haq to become more stern and be strong with the players if the team harbours hopes of doing well in the cricket World Cup.
"I am totally disappointed today at the way some of our batsmen played rash strokes and got...

Adelaide/Islamabad: Pakistan's jinx against India at cricket World Cup continued on Sunday with their heavy defeat in Adelaide, making it 6-0 in favour of India and prompting angry Pakistani fans to take to streets and burn TV sets.
India's arch-rivals have now lost to India for the sixth time in 50...

Virat Kohli scored an imperious century as India opened their World Cup defence in convincing fashion with a 76-run victory over Pakistan in a frenzied atmosphere at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday.
The much-anticipated Pool B grudge match, the latest chapter in one of the great rivalries in sport, attracted a...